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Putin tightens grip on Russian elections with anti-war opposition squeezed out

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Putin tightens grip on Russian elections with anti-war opposition squeezed out — full report at Times of India.

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  • Reported by Times of India and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:36:36 UTC.

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  1. Seven men who could lead Russia after Putin

  2. Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron

  3. Russians head to the polls to choose lawmakers for their parliament

  4. ‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activists

  5. Russian holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war

  6. Putin tightens grip on Russian elections with anti-war opposition squeezed out

  7. Ukraine live: Russian strike on apartment building in Ukraine's Sumy kills at least two

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